There were harrowing scenes of grief as heartbroken parents John and Michelle Gilmore watched their two “little princesses” being laid to rest yesterday.

A shocked community will come to a standstill this morning to say farewell to the two little sisters who were killed in an horrific accident on Sunday.

Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald has described the horrific crash which claimed the lives of two young sisters on Sunday afternoon as the “worst nightmare” of every parent.